BTEC First Health & Social Care (Level 2)

This programme is aimed at individuals who may be interested in pursuing a career within the health and social care sector.  It focuses on developing skills and knowledge that are necessary for working in the care industry.  

On this course you will learn how to provide care for people who have additional social, physical and emotional needs. This will involve looking at the issues that affect the person requiring care, such as illness, disability, or mobility, and then finding ways you can support and help them.

This might be through preparing food, managing medicines, or helping around the house. You will also look at the many different settings for care, which can include a residential centre or a person's home. 

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• You will complete four mandatory units:
  • Human Lifespan Development - exploring human growth and development across life stages and factors that affect human growth and development, and how they are interrelated.  
  • Health and Social Care Values
  • Effective Communication in Health and Social
  • Healthy Living
• You will then complete another selection of specialist units from a choice of:
  • The Impact of Nutrition on Health and Well-being
  • Human Body Systems and Care of Disorders
  • Services in Health and Social Care
  • Creative and Therapeutic Activities in Health and Social Care
  • Promoting Health and Well-being